Overview
Might pregnancy form women just as much as children?
When we talk about pregnancy, we too often end up talking clinically and sentimentally. Pregnancy is medical detailsĀ and a whirl of emotions. It is vitamins and baby showers and feelings. But it is so much more.Ā
InĀ Showing,Ā Agnes Howard takes us beyond clinical reductionism and fluffy sentimentality to show us how to takeĀ pregnancy seriously as hard but important work. It is not just a bodily process, she argues, but an activeĀ work of careāone that underscores the generosity and mutual dependence we all require in order to live. It is an actĀ of āradical hospitalityā that shows us all what it means to be human.Ā
Howard delves into prenatal care literature from the Christian tradition to find images and vocabulary that elevate andĀ honor pregnancyānot only for the benefit of expectant parents, but also their communities and the church. TakingĀ pregnancy seriously does not entail viewing it as a womanās only role or romanticizing it. Instead,Ā ShowingĀ maintainsĀ that thinking well about pregnancy can help not only childbearing women but all who surround them understand howĀ to live together more faithfully.
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This book title, Showing (What Pregnancy Tells Us about Being Human) - 9780802884671, ISBN: 9780802884671, by Agnes R. Howard, published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. (March 31, 2020) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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